Now these are views… head here with the camera for scenes right up any camper’s and caravanner’s street: Street Head Caravan Park, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, is in an area famous for its scenery and unspoilt countryside, surrounded by grazing countryside with Dale views across to the fells beyond.

Roll up in your tourer or motorhome or pitch your tent here to take in the local walks and wildlife – you can walk up and down the dales and over moorland from the campsite – or use Street Head as a base for exploring the wider Yorkshire Dales, the north-east and north-west coasts and the loveliness of the Lake District. Pitches come with a choice of electric hook-up and the park has a coin launderette, 20p coin showers, toilets and a separate washing-up area with free hot water.

Street Head Caravan Park is in the valley of Bishopdale and has five pubs and restaurants within a few miles; the nearest, the seventeenth-century Street Head Inn, is very handily placed next door to the park offices for meals and sampling the local brews. The village of Thoralby is half a mile’s amble away and has a general store, Post Office and traditional pub; a shop and a butcher are at West Burton about a mile and a half away.

There are plenty of places within walking distance of Street Head Caravan Park: West Burton has been described as one of the loveliest villages in England and has a well-kept village green leading to the natural waterfall of West Burton Cauldron. This flows downstream into the River Ure to reach the famous Aysgarth Falls, a favourite haunt of writer Wordsworth and painters Turner and Ruskin; the National Parks Information Centre here has guides to local walks, guided walks and activities like climbing and caving (we also recommend picnics). The area around Street Head Caravan Park has miles of signposted footpaths for dale, moor and village-to-village strolls.

Wander Wordsworth-like around Wensleydale for more well-known local attractions and dales villages: the area’s main town, Hawes, has a weekly market and a Mosaic Trail starting from the Holme bus shelter, but is probably best known for the Wensleydale Cheese Factory, favourites of that tasteful pair Wallace and Gromit. The factory has a visitor centre, museum and viewing gallery to see cheese-making in action and there’s a shop to pick up your own produce after a thoughtful taste of all that’s on offer. The Dales Countryside Museum is in Hawes’ old railway buildings and has free entry for children with regular events and educational activities.

Also for kids, the cathedral city of Ripon at the edge of Wensleydale about 40 minutes’ drive from Street Head comes with the Lightwater Valley theme park with a farm, a falconry centre and the UK’s first Angry Birds Activity Park. Newby Hall Adventure Garden, also at Ripon, has an interactive water area, playgrounds, pedalos and a miniature railway.

Closer to home there are a couple of play areas nearby at West Witton and Carperby, both set a safe distance from the road, or take the family to be bamboozled at the pyramid, passages and tunnels of Forbidden Corner at Coverdale, a former folly which we think is best described as ‘delightfully bonkers’.

The activities available in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are too many to list, but you can take mountain bike trails, fishing, horse riding and watersports for granted; for more sedate sightseeing, there are halls at Braithwaite and Constable Burton, castles at Skipton, Bolton and Middleham, and the Cistercian abbey and medieval deer park at Fountains Abbey near Ripon.

For day trips, you’re within easy reach of the Hardraw Falls and Middleham Castle 10-11 miles away and Richmond 15 miles away; the city of York is within 50 miles and for the North Yorkshire seaside, Scarborough within 60 miles.

I liked the safety most, the location as there were so many places to visit around us. My children lived it. Very reasonably priced and easy to find. We will definitely revisit.

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Good site for the price in a nice location02/09/2015

Jodie P.
(Young couple, 1 review)
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Month stayed: Aug 2015

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Small tent non-electric grass pitch

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Liked:

The location, the views were lovely and easily accessible to lots of amenities. The staff are friendly and flexible if you need anything.

Disliked:

The distance to the toilets from the campsite and the number of showers. There's only 2 showers and they get extremely busy, it would definitely benefit from a toilet/shower block on the tent field.

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Reasonable site with reasonable facilities for campers02/09/2015

Hannah S.
(Young couple, 1 review)
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Month stayed: Aug 2015

Pitch type:
Small tent non-electric grass pitch

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Liked:

1. Friendly owners2. Regularly cleaned toilets3. Good location - great for a nice walk to Aysgarth falls4. Lovely views5. Proximity of good country inn (nice chips!)

Disliked:

1. Sloping pitches2. Showers - timer was on opposite side of shower block and started before you got the shower on. The water pressure was variable as was the temperature. 3. There were good facilities for getting water but one of the taps was next to the chemical waste hole, and both were exposed.

The location of this camp site for the dales is great. Lots of different places to walk very close by. There is also a pub right next door, which is handy.

The staff are friendly and very helpful - we watched as they went out of their way to help a lady whose car battery had gone flat.

The toilet blocks and showers were cleaned daily.

The site was also nice and cheap (at least for tents).

Disliked:

Much of the camping portion of the site is on an incline, which is a little frustrating, and it is next to a road which was fairly busy and thus noisy. There is also a lot of early-in-the-morning dog barking and rooster crowing noise from a nearby farm.

The walk to the toilet/shower block is very long, and the showers, which cost 20p to use, are terrible. One of the worst showers I've ever had. The showers are the worst thing about the site.

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Lovely campsite with friendly owners02/09/2015

Samantha S.
(Young couple, 1 review)
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Month stayed: Aug 2015

Pitch type:
Small tent non-electric grass pitch

Recommend to friends Visit again

Liked:

The campsite was lovely and clean with fantastic views. We were greeted by the owner who was really friendly and welcoming.

The toilets and showers were very well maintained and the onsite pub was also a bonus.

Disliked:

Some of the camping pitches are on a slope which may be an issue for some people and it is quite a walk to the toilets, this didn't bother us but may some people.

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Great site with good facilities and a friendly welcome19/08/2015

Katherine O.
(Young couple, 1 review)
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Month stayed: Aug 2015

Pitch type:
Small tent non-electric grass pitch

Recommend to friends Visit again

Liked:

Easy to find location next to a prominent pubRelaxed and quiet atmosphere on siteGood washing facilitiesFriendly welcome from the site managerExcellent pub next door

Disliked:

Sloping pitch which did not result in a good night's sleep and was difficult to drive off on only damp grass. On a wet day this would have been more difficult.

Directions

Start address or postcode:

From the A1, exit at Junction 51 and take the A684 to Leyburn and from there, continue on the A684 towards Hawes. Approximately 1 mile after the village of Swinnithwaite, take the B6160 to the left signposted to Kettlewell (there is a Street Head Caravan Park signpost).

Stay on this road for 2 miles until you see the caravan park on your right. If you reach the Street Head Inn (large white pub on side of road) turn around as you have just passed us; we are right next door.

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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